10 Point Plan 4. Speed related collisions
Analysis of collision data covering the 5 year period 2005-2009
Title: Speed related collisions: 10-point plan
Organisation: Sheffield City Council
Date uploaded: 12th April 2011Date published/launched: December 2010
This report covers speed-related collisions in Sheffield, analysing the data covering the five year period 2005 - 2009
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This report covers speed-related collisions in Sheffield, analysing the data covering the five year period 2005-2009.
Summary
• Over the last 5 years the number of slight and KSI collisions involving speed as a causation factor has declined by 45% when comparing the 2009 figure with the 05/07 base average.
• There is a peak in the number of KSI speed-related collisions in June; however, overall, no one month stands out as having more collisions than any other.
• 51% of speed-related collisions occur on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• The largest number of KSI collisions takes place between midnight and 1am, and most of these occur on a Saturday morning.
• 29% of the speed-related causation factors were assigned to drivers/riders aged 17-24.
• 76% of the drivers/riders involved were male.
• 17-24 year olds account for 38% of all the casualties (driver/rider, passenger and pedestrian), and 21% of these were KSI.
• The largest number of collisions (excluding motorway collisions) took place in Darnall Ward and Central Ward. Overall, the Community Assembly with the largest number of collisions is the North East, accounting for 23% of collisions.
• The roads with the greatest number of collisions are London Road/Abbeydale Road, Manchester Road, Attercliffe Common, Barnsley Road and Prince of Wales Road.
• 53% of the collisions with speeding as a causation factor were then caused due to a
loss of control. In 50% of these collisions a 17-24 year old driver/rider was to blame.
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Collision Cause
An analysis of the most recent 100 KSI collisions has been carried out to find the cause. The results are shown in the table below.
Cause Count
Loss of control 53
Failed to give way/look properly 19
Overtaking 9
Travelling on wrong side of carriageway 4
Pedestrian collision 10
Shunt 4
Disobeyed ATS 1
53% of the collisions with speeding as a causation factor were caused due to a loss of control. In 50% of these collisions a 17-24 year old driver/rider was to blame.
ETP Activities adopted by others
• Shropshire Safer Roads Partnership has recently promoted a number of campaigns all aimed at young people. (16-25 year olds) This group are over represented in road accidents and speed is often a contributing factor. The campaigns included :-
Best Mate
The End
Speak up to slow down
Speeding-It’s not Impressive
• Road Danger Reduction in Bristol. A report, product of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership involving Bristol C.C, NHS Bristol and the University of West of England examines the potential benefit of applying road danger reduction principles to Bristol’s roads and traffic. ‘A road danger reduction approach argues that the surest way to improve road safety is to reduce the volume and speed of motorised traffic, while also promoting walking and cycling’
• 20 is Plenty. This is an example of a local campaign where with the help from Gloucestershire Police Authority and Road Safety, posters and stickers have been produced and placed on every wheelie bin in the street.
• Cut Your Speed – not your Licence.
Kent Highways Services is working to raise awareness amongst new drivers about the risk of losing their licence in the first two years of driving. Speeding is probably the most common way to receive points on your licence and just six points in the first two years of driving will mean the licence being revoked.
Recommendations & Progress/Targets
• Reviewing and updating the South Yorkshire SMP.
• Appropriate speed limits, both rural and urban.
• Enforcing speed limits.
• Consolidating safety camera deployment and expand use of ‘speed over distance’ cameras.
Developing ‘community speed watch’ initiatives and closer working with neighbourhood teams to identify community concern sites.
• Continuing with Speed Advisory Letters [SALs] and Speed Awareness Courses (SACs) via the South Yorkshire SCP.
• Continuing with and expand the use of ‘Gateway’ treatments, vehicle activated signs (VASs) and speed indication devices (SIDs) as appropriate.
• To continue with the Learn Safe Drive Safe scheme, which is a South Yorkshire wide scheme that trains and provides resources to driving instructors to deliver road safety interventions using coaching techniques as a standard part of their lessons with learner drivers
In other words let's NOT look at the CAUSE of an accident or teach about driving safely but let's threaten loss of licence if you are the cause of a technical offence. What a tragic and appalling lack of appreciate of potential facts. A self fulfilling scheme than one that will ever improve motoring safety.
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